The past week has been a challenging one for the Lynnville-Sully softball team. The girls lost a couple of close games by one run each and also came up short in a conference matchup with Tri-County. In the midst of the week, though, the Hawks did end a game early with English Valleys, another SICL...
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L-S boys tied for first in SICL after ‘big win’ over C-M

The Lynnville-Sully baseball team faced a wide spectrum of teams in the past week, leading to a couple of close games as well as a couple of 12-plus run victories.
WEST MARSHALL
The Hawks almost erased a seven-run deficit against West Marshall on Tuesday, June 13. But in the end, the L-S boys came up just short...
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Glorious summer officially here

This week’s featured cook, Rhonda Pool, was an organic cook years before it was even popular.
“My husband, Tom, was quite the hunter,” said Rhonda. “We often ate deer meat and pheasant while our children were growing up. Also, our son, Jay, was a wrestler, so we ate very healthy meals while he was trying to...
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Ellis James
Brent and Laurie Freeborn of Bondurant are the parents of a son, Ellis James, born June 11, 2017. He weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces. His sisters are Nora (8) and Layla (3); and a brother, Miles (5). Brent and Laurie Freeborn of Bondurant are the parents of a son, Ellis James, born June 11, 2017....
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Hollyn Reann
Hollyn Reann was born May 30, 2017, to Jason and Kallie Van Zee of Grinnell. She weighed 9.1 pounds and measured 21.75 inches long. Her siblings are Tessa and Julia (age 6) and Piper (2). Hollyn Reann was born May 30, 2017, to Jason and Kallie Van Zee of Grinnell. She weighed 9.1 pounds and...
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CIWA updates progress of Sully water tower maintenance
In response to questions regarding Central Iowa Water Association’s (CIWA) Sully water tower project, CIWA provides the following project update to all members of the Sully community.
CIWA’s Sully water tower was last painted in 1992 and was scheduled for inspection, general maintenance, and repainting in the fall of this year. The planned work included sandblasting...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 6-22-17
Father’s Day is over. My children, grandchildren, and their dogs and cats all came to my home to wish me a happy Father’s Day and to eat. They all like this weird vegetable called kohlrabi.
They send me to the garden to pull and clean these miserable vegetables. I was out in the sun working and...
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